Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 4 April 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIV. Number 81.

COMES TO CLOSE M. E. Conference Ends— Rev. Martin of Muncie High Street Church is THE DISTRICT SUPT. Rev. Beatty, Superintendent Muncie District—List of the Appointments. Tho seventy third annual session of the North Indiana M. E. conference at the Wayne Street M. E. church, Fort Wayne, came to an end laat evening, anil the reading of tiie appointments of the ministers to their charges was a principal event of the closing. The prediction as given in this paper last evening was correct, except for the Bobo charge, Rev. J. R. Eicon going to Bobo. Rev. Stephenson goes to High Street church at Muncie. and Rev. J. A. Beatty, district superintendent of the Fort Wayne district, is Muncie district superin-* tendent. The Rev. W. W. Martin, who lias been pastor of the High Street church in Muncie, to which the Rev. Stephenson goes, is superintendent of tiie Fort Wayne district, succeeding the Rev. J, A. Beatty. F. F. Thornburg of Auburn comes to the Decatur charge, as predicted; Fern Olondenninr return .to Decatur circuit; J. F. Lutey goes to Geneva; ] George Snider. Geneva circuit; John i Phillips to Monroe; Z. I. Zekiel, Mon- ; roeville. ! i Rev. Carl Thompson, former pastor , of tiie Decatur circuit, who lias just ’ returned from Boston where he attend-; ed a theological school has been ap- ; pointed to the new charge at Ray, in < the Fort Wayne district. This is in ' tiie northern part of tiie state and is i a charge that has just been establish- 1 ed.' * j • ale v. HBtephenscm will preach his 1 first sermon as pastor of the Muncie ' church next Sunday. His family will probably not go there until later and ’ 1 the older children will probably remain here until after school is out. j J Fort Wayne District. W. W. Martin district superintendent; Angoia, Millard Bell; Ashley, ‘ IJarial Stokes; Auburn, F. A. Hall; 1 j < Bluff ton, W. T. Arnold; Bluffton circuit, E. A. McClintock; Bobo, J. R. F.lson; Coesse, Joseph Grimes; Decatur, F. F. Thornburg; Decatur circuit, Ezra Glendenning; Fiat. D. B. [ Nysewander; Fort Wayne, First, D. ‘ 11. Guild; St. Paul's. L. M. Krider; ' Simpson. H. L. Overdeer; Trinity, ' Chrates Shoemaker; Wayne Street, C. C. Travis; Fort Wayne circuit, J. M. Stewart; Fremont, L. W. Kemper; ' Garrett. C. Tinkham; Geneva; J. F. I.utev; Geneva circuit, George Snider; Hamilton, J. K. Wyant; Harlan. E. E. Wright; Hoagland, E. M. Foster; Hudson, D. A. J. Brown; Hunter-; town, J. R. Stelle; Leo. E. J. Maupin; Monroe, John Phillips; Monroeville, S. J. Zechiel; Montpelier, J. O. Bills; ' New Haven. H. C. Powell; Orland, sh F. Hornaday; Ossian, J. O. Powell; Ossfan circuit. Grafield Dame. j Goshen District. R. J. Wade, district superintend- : ent; Albion, R. Burn; Avilla, C A. | Cloud; Betiton, 11. A. Kirk; Bourbon,, R. W. Stokes; Bristol, D. C. Beatty; , Puller, A. H. Backus; Clunette, W. 11., Mer.augh; Corunna. R. R. Detweiler; j Elkhart, St. Paul’s, R. A. Morrison;] Simpson Memorial, K. H. Calrson; j Trinity, J. C. White; Circuit. S. Sim-j mons; Etna Green, E. Dickson; Howe,; C. A. Hiie; Inwood, J. C. Woodruff; j Kendallvi’le, F. A. Lemaster; Kimmell, G. E. Whitten; Lagrange, C. L. | BeBow; Leesburg, J. W. Bowen; Ligonier, T. M. Hill; Middlebury, G. W. Martin; Mishawaka, L. M. Edwards; Mongo, Jesse Hochstettler; Nappanee. S.' Powell; New Paris-Milford. A. L. Lamport; North Webster, W. B. Morgan; Osceola, W. E. Loveless; Ficreeton. G. F. Hubbartt; South Milford, V. L. Clear; Syracuse, W. E. Hogan; Tippecanoe, 11. W. Park; Topeka, H. Boase; Valentine, F. Burns; Wakarusn, S. B. Stookoy; Warsaw, A. G. Neal; Warsaw City, J. H. Royer; Waterloo, S. F. Harter; Wawasee, A. A. Turner; Wolcottville, W. T. Daly; Goshen, First, R. L. Semans; Goshen, St. Mark’s, J. C. Graham and F. W. Chapman; Goshen, circuit, A. P. Teeter. Muncie District. J. A. Beatty, district superintendent; Albany, J. H. Palmer; Albany City, H. E. Forbes; Alexander, E. C. Dunn; Alexandria City, Wm. Whiteford; Anderson, First, J. W. Patter; Grace, Arthur Carroll; Indiana Avenue, J. L. Murr; Noble Street, W.

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M. Hobbs; Park Place. J. F. Bailey; Carmel, C. M. Hobbs; Daleville and Mt. Tabor, B R. Pogue; DeSota, P, H. Walter; Eaton. J. A. Patterson; Fishers, Herbert Perry; Fortviile. W. W. Wlant: Gaston, E. E. i >«• vVitt; Hanford City. Grace, E. E. Tripper; Hartford City circuit to he supplied; Ingalls, A. G. Klger; Jolletville, G. 1,. Williams; Lapel. P. C. Greenwalt; Matthews, W. E. Plttinger; Muncie, Avondale, F. E. Tribley; High Street, 11. S. Jones; New Burlington, Edwin Antler; Normal City, 11. C. Ballard; Whiteley, R. S. Jones; Noblesvllle, C. F. Line; Pendleton, C. li. Dougherty; Parkinsvllie, B. C. Jones; Selma, V. n. Hargitt; Shidler, G. F. Oshun; Summitville, O. B. Morris; Summltvllle circuit, G. C, Cook; Westfield, L. E. Luter; Yorktown, W. H. Harrison. Richmond District. Somerville Light, district superintendent; Cambridge City, R. C. Jones; Centerville, L. P. Pfeifer; Charlottesville, E. H. Taylor; Dunkirk. Benjamin -Kendall; Economy. 4\ G. Yeomans; Farmland, J. S. Phillips; Fountain City, Leßoy Hddleston; Greenfield. O. A. Trtbue; Hagerstown. A. C. Wishmier; Kennard, C. A. Mitchell; Knightstown. J. H. Runkle; Lewisville. M. E. Barrett; Losantville, W. O. Power; Lynn, E. C. Hullman; Marleville, O. P. Van; Maxwell, F. A. Shipley; McCordsvllle, C. ,W. Anderson; Millgrove, 'A. J. Duriyee; Modoek, J. 11. Richardson; New Castle, S. L. Cates; Parker City, C. B. Sweeney; Philadelphia, H. C. Campton; Portland, A. S. Preston; Portland circuit, E. M. Dunbar; Red Key, C. B. Croxail; Richmond, First, Ih. C. Harman; Grace, U. S. A. Bridge; Third, J. P. Chamness; Ridgeville, R. H. Wehrley; Salamonia, Weber Roohrig; Saratoga; J. W. Zerber; Shirley. Clyde S. Howard; Spiceland. E. A. Bunner; Union City; L. J. Naftzgc-r; Williamsburg, Louis Ulmer; Willow Branch. Raymond H. Stone; Winchester. ,H. S. Nickerson; Winchester circuit. B. H. Franklin. Wabash District. M. S. Marble, district superintendent; Akron, G. E. Hughes; Andrews. W. F. Buckner; Bippus, C. C. Farmer; Burkett. Churubuseo, J. C. Lawburgh; Churubuseo circuit, F. P. Johnson; Columbia City. J. T. Bean; Fairmount, J. J. Fred; Gas City, J. R. Goodwin; Huntington. First church, W. F. Smith; Huntington circuit, W. E. Murray; Jonesboro, A. L. Weaver; LaFountaine, Preston Polhames; Lagro, M. B. Graham; Larwill, C. M. Vauter; Liberty Mills, F. S. Young; Marion. First, B. E. Parker; Grace, David Wells; Highland, C. A. Modlin; Home Park, H. G. Robson; Ninth street, J. W. Greeber; Marble. F. P. Morris; Mentone. J. S. Newcombe; Mount Etna. E. A. Hartman; North Manchester, J. J. Fischer; Point Isabel. J. F. Blocker; Silver Lake, Arlington Singer; Sims, to be supplied; South Whitley, M. E. Hardingham: Swavzee, to be supplied; bweetser, A. D. Burkett; Uniondale, R. S. Shaw; Upland, F. H. Cremean; Van Buren. J. O. Campbell; Wabash, First, Earle Naftzger; Middle Street, C. E. White; Wabash Street, J. L. Gillard; Warren, G. B. Work; Warren circuit, W. B Hardy. Logansport District. B. S. Hollopeter, district superintendent; Alto, G. L. Hixon; Amboy. O. A. Brvt; Amoka and Bethel, C. E. Dunlap; Arcadia, A. L. White; Atlanta, W. M. Arnon; Boxley. C. W. Montgomery; Bunker Hill, C. W. | Chadwick; Center, T. V. Barnes; |Cicero. G. W. Bailor; Converse, H. A. |P. Homer; Denver, L. G. Jacobs; El I wood, J. T. Radelift'e; Forrest,* R. W. ' Reger?; Frankton, E. S. Riley; Gal- ' veston, G. E. Garrison; Gilead, H. R. I Carson; Goldsmith, Leßoy Myers; I Grentown, O. T. Martin; Ilillsburg, jA. C. Hoover; Hobbs and Anuno; U. S. Hartley; Kempton, J. W. Walters; i Kokomo, Grace, W. B. Freeland; I Main Street, W. B. Freeland; North Street, Everett Nixon; Logansport. | Broadway, A. W. Lowther; Market Street, W. A. Geist; Wheatland Avenue, D. V. Williams; Macy, E. H. Kennedy; Mexico, T. A. Winner; Miami, M. E. Shattuck; New' Waverly. John Parker; Peru, C. 11. Smith; Richmond Chapel, Ephraim Leese; Roan, B. M. Bechdolt; Russiaville; J. T. Edwards; Santa Fe, E. C. Fisher; Sharpsville, W. S. Asay; Sheridan, W. E. McPheeters; Tipton, Arthur Cates; Twelve Mile, E. D. Im ler; Walton, H. L. Liddle; West Middleton, Chas. L. Hixon; Windfall, W. E. Hamilton. TODAY’S HOOSIER ODDITY. (tinned Press Service) Greensburg, Ind., April 4—(Special to Daily Democrat) —After many Greensburg high school hoys had become tobacco smokers, the faculty j served notice of a deadline half a I square in every direction from the . j building, within which smoking is j barred. Now, when school is out, the i smokers start on a break-neck run - j past the dead-line, w'here they "light . up.’’

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, April 4, 1916.

WHO ISMTTIE? Woman “Down and Out" Through Drink. Arrested in Fort Wayne. GIVES HER NAME As Mattie Kessler —Has a Summer Home at Rome City and is Wealthy. The Journal Gazette says: Mrs. Mattie Kessler, of Decatur, owner of several properties at that i place and Kendallviile, was arrested at S o'clock lust night at the corner , -of Harr and Columbia riieettg where I she was found down and out by an I officer. Mattie carried with her a sav-1 ings deposit hook showing a deposit 1 of nearly $5,000 and a checking account of several hundred. Besides these Mattie has a touring car with a regular driver. She says she started him home last night and that she intended to take the twelve o’clock car hut that she had another; one of those attacks of heart trouble.! She is charged with public intoxication. Mattie is also the proud possessor of a cottage at Rome City, at which place she spends the summer months it is said. The woman looked more like a tramp as she lay in the women's cell at police headquarters last night than like the owner c? properties in three cities. Mattie toll several stories. She was stopping ..I ! tho Home hotel and had come here to ; investigate the advisability of starting a large boarding and rooming house, she said. She also averred that she thought she might sell some of her property at Decatur, even trying to j make a deal with one of the report(Continued on Page 4.) TO CONFERENCE Rev. J. H. Rilling Leaves for Huntingburg to the Evangelical Meeting. PROBABLY RETURN To Decatur Where He Has I Been Four Years to Help Build New Church. Rev. J. li. Rilling, pastor of the Evangelical church, left yesterday forj Huntingburg, Ind., where he will at- 1 tend the annual conference. He will probably be gone over next Monday, though the sessions may continue longer. The conference in held this year at the charge of which the Rev. A. B. Haist, former Decatur pastor, is minister. Rev. Haist was here about eight years ago and will be remembered by all. Rev. Rilling bas been pastor of the j Decatur church four years and his j return here is expected, that he may help proceed with the building of the new' church, he having taken active nterest in the matter. WILL DERR ESCAPES. Sheriff Johnson this morning received a telephone message from Dr. S. K Smith, superintendent of the' Easthaven hospital for the insane at.j Richmond, informing him that Will Derr, a Wells county young man. who ; ■vas in the asylum for the second time, escaped from there last night. Owing to a noisy telephone line Sheriff Johnson was able to understand little more that that Derr had escaped and that the authorities at Easthaven believe tliat he had started to return to his old home here. A close lookout is being kept for Derr on all cars from the south and east and the interurban trainhten are also ' watching for him. Derr was returned • to the asylum for the second time aboiita month ago. He had been released on parole but liis mental condition became very bad and it was 1 necessary to send him back for furr ther treatment. Among other delu-1 - sions Derr imagined that he was' the j r owner of a big sale stable. During j i the primary campaign he announced i j himself ns a candidate for sheriff and i j even went so far as to have his cards 3 printed. His home is in Lancaster, i township.—Bluffton Banner, t Derr is well known in Preble and Kirkland townships.

| MINSTREL SATURDAY NIGHT. The De Rue Bros.’ ideal Minstrels which arc to appear at the opera house on Saturday, April 8. shall always, as In seasons bofore, he dean and classic., and honest, with fair treatment to the public and truly advertised. This year, presenting an entire change of performance with all new vaudeville features. Not one stale or worn out ac t presented and we feel confident that we shall please lour friends to such an extent that they ! will pronounce us the one and only truly advertised Minstrel company that visits your city this season, for we have gathered together the most expensive army of minstrel talent from American and European agents that was ever engaged under one minstrel management. Don't fail to see the street parade and hear the solo band concerts on day of show. WSNT TACSART Eighth District Convention (toes on Record Favoring Tom Taggart FOR U. S. SENATOR ! — Wm. Kunkle Will be Reelected District Chairman—Great Tribute. Blufflon, Ind., April 4, —(Special to Daily Democrat)-- The election of William Kunkle as district chairman for the eighth district was practically a: - % sured this afternoon as the convention came to order. Resolutions praising Thomas Taggart and urging him to become a candidate before the next convention were unanimously adopted. Forty prominent democrats of the 1 Eighth district sat down to dinner at 1 o’clock today at the district convention of the Eighth district, held in Bluffton today. Prominent visitors who were present were Dale Crittenberger, Lew G. 1 Ellingham and George Bittler of In-1 dianapolis. Judge Jacob F. Denny of Portland and Hon David E. Smith of Decatur. _ Frank Dailey of Bluffton was unable to he present. Several Bluffton democrats of prominence ' were also at the board. The convention, proper, convened at 2 o’clock and the adopticn of resolutions came first. The resolution approving of Mr. I Kunkel’s activities as the district | chairman read: "To Mr. Kunkel we give large credit! for the success of the party in the district and for the perfect orga Czatioi). which it now lias and maintained. Too much honor cannot be ascribed to him for faithful and effective party management.” Resolutions commending the re-elec-tion of Woodrow Wilson as president, approving of the record made by the senate and house of representatives were passed. John A. M. Adair was uninimously approved as the party’s choice for governor and Sena’or Kern was warmly congratulated. Governor • Samuel M. Ralston was commended for the appointment of Thomas Taggart as senator to fill out the unexpired term of tho late B: njamiu F. Shively. ATTENDED FUNERAL. Among those from out of town who i attended the funeral of Miss Bertha i Schultz yesterday afternoon were j Elizabeth Baker of Fort V, ayne, Mrs, i Leo Myers. Convoy, Ohio; Mrs. Ad a'm Eling and (laughter. Minnie, Monroeville; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brinkman and daughter, Lena, Muncie; Fred Beffipis and daughter, Edith, Fred Schultz, John Schultz. Mrs. Clarence Schultz, Mrs. Fred Schultz, jr„ Mrs. Albert Richards, Mrs. Frank Dodane, A. B. Sheckler, Ada Cowan, Fort Wayne; Julia Porter, Bluffton; Mr. and Mrs. Carl iTanna, Fort Wayne; Mrs. John Staker and daughter, Edna, of Wabash; Mrs. James Gtrton of Fort Wayne, who will visit with the Henry Schultz family for a few' ' days. —-— ERROR WAS MADE. . — | In taking a news item over tho j ’phone yesterday afternoon we misunderstood the party talking and I gave the name of Frank Wemhoff as j having entertained a party of friend:' jfiom Fort Wayne at a six o’clock din . ner Sunday evening. Mr. Wemliofl I had nothing to do with the entertain . :ing and stated to us that he did no: t know the people named.

.FEAST AT CHURCH ;! — 11 Members of Presbyterian r H Congregation Will Hold 11 i Annual Meeting. e • . 0 HAVE CHANGED PLAN r ! y y Supper for Everybody, Folp t ' lowed by Business Session in Auditorium. r» ■■■■ ■ ——* y | The annual congregational meeting of the First Presbyterian church J will be held on Wednesday evening m os this week. This year’s meeting! will he quite a change from the meet- ’ ings of former years, betaiise of the j fact that the entire membership of | the church is invited and expected to he present at a six o'clock supper, 1 j which is to he served by the Ladies’ : Aid society. There is to be no c harge | for this supper and tiie most that is j asked of tiie church members is that ! they come and eat heartily. I Following the supper the congrega- \ tion will meet in the auditorium of , the church at which time the reports lof the various officers and societies , of the church will he made. Never in the history of tiie local church has ' the spiritual and financial conditions : been of such a satisfactory and 1 promising nature and the outlook for the future is most pleasing. The regular choir rehearsal will be held following the meeting. The • choir is preparing a beautiful Easter i 1 cantata for rendition on the evening j . of Easter Sunday. GIRL IS BORN. 1 i A girl haliy was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Joshua F. Bright., living a mile west of Honduras. Mother | and babe are doing well. HOAD CONTRACT Is Let to L. W. Frank & Son J. D. Nidlinger Appointed Superintendent OF ITS CONSTRUCTION Mike Hart's Way is Paid to Dayton, 0. —The Commissioner’s Court. I I j In the matter of the Marion An- 1 drews et al. drain, the drainage coni-; ■ missioners were given until May 1 to make ami file report. - Fred Beeler one of the petitioners for the drain which gears his name,! ■ filed a written dismissal as to hlm- • self, which was .sustained. Notice of j service on the otrier parties was filed | and the cause was ordered docketed as a case. The Jos. L. Hook drain cause was ’ continued. Tyavid Eckrote was appointed a third drainage commissioner in the Bryon , Hart et al drain case. The drain was referred to the drainage commissioners who will meet in April in the auditors’ office and proceed with the drain as required by law. 1 In the J. B. Holthouse macadam ’ road and tiie SoJoman Luginbill drain • matters, the viewers and engineers were given time to make report. i The commissioners authorized the 1 ) aying for the transportation of Mike ! Hart cn inmate of the county infirm- ' ary to the home of relatives near Dayton, O. He will need an operation j ■ costing more than $25, and the paying I of his transportation to his relatives’ j home where he desires to be at thej time of the operation, will do away ' with the expense to the county for the operation. i r Viewers and engineers’ report in the Fred W. Reckman et al road were approved and the auditor was ordered to advertise for bids to be received e May 2. The following bids were received for the R. A. Drummond et al macadam s a road: l Henry Bauman and Charles Bailey, ft S6.BSS. v Ilaugk & Son 7,195. )t E. H. Faust 7020. (Continued on Page 4)

1 BRITISH BOMB SHIPS AMD IMPRESS GERMANS ENGLISH REFUSE TO FREE GERMANS TAKEN FROM OFF AMERICAN SHIP CHINA ON FEBRUARY 13th.

MORE JOLDIERS .Another Regiment of Soldiers Sent Across the . Line Two Days Ago. VILLA FLEES FASTER Is Only Fifty Miles Ahead of Dodd—Report of Injuries a Ruse. (United Press Service) Washington, April 4,— (Special to Daily Democrat) —England lias refus- | ed to release Germans taken off the ' American liner China recently while I enroute from China to San Francisco,; it was officially indicated today, follow- \ ing receipt of the British reply to the! American protest in the case. Tiie Germans are still held in Japan. London. April 4, —(Special to Daily! Democrat i —Rome wireless messages today said it has been learned from Zurich that Holland has closed the j German frontier and is massing on the I German border. The report has no*, been confirmed from other sources. | Bi rlin. April 4, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The Duteli government, it was reported here today, has refused to comply with an informal request from the Allies that she close her frontier to Germany. Military measures have been taken by Holland as a warning that she will resist any attempt to force her to aid in the plan to “starve out Germany”, j There i« no longer any doubt here that j the Dutch ■ activities were inspired by 1 developements of the Allied conferJ ence at Paris. ABOUT THE SICK. I Mrs. Arthur Mangold and daughter, ! Helen, left this afternoon for For; Wayne, where they wore called by ■the illness of her father, C. Rademackier. He has been ill since last Friday : of neuritis, and is also threatened j with apoplexy. Miss Frank Rademacker, while visI iting at her home in Fort Wayne Sunj day, had the artery of her wrist sev- 1 j ered when a sharp knife with which 1 she was opening a can of olives, slipped and struck her wrist. She is un- 1 der the care of a physician in Fort Wayne. Charles Colter of the Smith & Bell force, is ill of tonsiiitis. SMALL WRECK The Clover Leaf had a small wreck Sunday evening at Peterson, east of this city, when the trucks of a car of a west-bound freight train were derailed. The train tied up traffic for a time, and the east-bound passenger train was held In the local yards until the track was cleared. THIRD RANK WORK The third rank work will be given by the Knights of Pythias at the next 'regular meeting Thursday night. Ls- ! forts to have the class of candidates ! for the second rank work in line for ! the succeeding meeting night. HAD EYE ’REMOVED. Fred Ruby, of North Second street, i returned from Fort Wayne where iie »! had been a patient at the St. Joseph l' ( hospital. He had his right eye removI I ed last, Thursday. This was necessitated by injury to the member six weeks ago. r _ —o . .... — MRS. SPRINGER DEAD. The body of Mrs. Springer, mother of Mrs. Fred B. Tague and Miss Ada '• Springer, arrived today at Rockford, >• Ohio, from Los Angeles, Cal., where ’ her death occurred. She had made her home with her daughters.

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(United Press Service) i Washington, April 4, —(Special to I Daily Democrat) —The issue over which Great Britain and the United ~ States have disputed mere than a ceil. , tury and which was partly responsible lor one war between the two nations bristled up again today. Great Britain In a lengthy note refused to comply with the American demands for the relesase of thirty or more Germans taken from the Trans-Pacofic lin-t China, February 13th. The Germans are now held somewhere in the Orient. The president and his cabinet devoted more thought to flic new' issue than to the submarine question. Little new information on the latter subject was available. The British decision was a surprise, since thus far during the present war England and France have acceedod io American demands for the release of persons seized on United States ships, no matter what their nationality. This i country lias contended that American 1 ships are, substantially, American territory and that beligerenls cannot legj ally hoard them to capture enemies 1 any more than they could invade the United States for the same purpose. Protests to Great Britain and France have been made three times during the ‘ v, ar. Great Britain alone is involved in • the China.case. Her refusal to release ! the prisoners comes six weeks after 'the Amerioar protest was made. The terms of the refusal are not known. London, April 4, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—With a forecast that the European wat- will last at least another year chancellor of the exchequer McKenna staggered the house of commons this afternoon with an array of figures showing the wars cost. England’s national debt he pointed out, lias nearly trippled since the war began. England is spending twenty five million dollars daily for war purposes. During the coming year England will spend about McKenna said. Os this amount $6,875,000,000 will represent her own expenditures, the balance she contributes to the Allies. With a deficit of $56,700,000 from last year on her hands the nation is certain to face a still larger deficit next year, the chancellor said. London, April 4, — (Special to Da ; ly ] Democrat)- More than one recent , Zeppelin attack on England has bemi i repulsed without the public knowing of the approach of the airships, under • secretary for war Tennant, declared to the house of commons this afternoon. Tennant said the new arrangements for the defeso of London have proven satisfactory. Berlin via Saville. .April 4, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Zeppelins made another mid on the southeastern coast of England last night throwing explosive bombs down upon the fortifications of great Yarmouth, the admiralty announced this afternoon. The Zeppelins returned safely though heavI ily shelled. j London. April 4. — (Special to Dally • Democrat)—German gunnefs hurling t j thousands of tons of metal against the ■ French front west of Verdun througli--5 j cut, last night with French artillery enr | ergetically replying. It is accepted here that, the bombardment is in preparation for another heavy assault designed to drive the French out of Beth- ! incourt and back upon the permanent e fortifications of Verdun, h On the east bank of the Meuse artillery fighting last night succeeded i- the fierce artillery attacks Douaumont x and Vaux yesterday. A Washington, April 4,—-(Special to Daily Dmeocrat)— Ad ’itional American soldiers were sent across the bora der at Columbus New Mexico two days j ago the war department announced iOe day. e officials refused to say whether the (Continued on Page 4.)